Yoo In-shik (; born November 12, 1972) is a South Korean television director known for directing television series such as Dr. Romantic (2016-2023), Vagabond (2019), and Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022).
Career Yoo graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Seoul National University. He joined Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in 1996 and began his career as an assistant director.
He directed early SBS dramas such as Into the Storm (2004), Bad Family (2006), and Surgeon Bong Dal-hee (2007).
In 2010, Yoo gained recognition for directing the SBS historical drama Giant. He later directed Incarnation of Money (2013), You're All Surrounded (2014), and the police drama Mrs. Cop (2015).
Yoo achieved commercial and critical success with the medical drama Dr. Romantic in 2016, winning Best Director (Television) at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards.
In 2019, he directed the espionage action drama Vagabond, starring Lee Seung-gi and Bae Suzy.
Yoo received acclaim for directing Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022), which became one of the highest-rated dramas in ENA history and earned him another Best Director award at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.
Filmography Television series
Year Title Network Credited as English Korean Assistant director Director Producer 2001 Guardian Angel SBS colspan="2" 2003 Twenty Years Old 2004 Into the Storm 2005 Bad Housewife 2006 Bad Family 2007 Surgeon Bong Dal-hee 2008 Robber 2010 Giant 2012 History of the Salaryman 2013 Incarnation of Money 2014 You're All Surrounded 2015–2016 Mrs. Cop 2016–2023 Dr. Romantic 2019 Vagabond 2022 Extraordinary Attorney Woo ENA 2026 The Wonderfools Netflix tvN
Accolades
Awards and nominations +Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultAPAN Star Awards2022 Best Director Yoo In-shik Drama of the Year Extraordinary Attorney Woo Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 Best Director (Television) Dr. Romantic 2023Best DirectorYoo In-shik Best DramaExtraordinary Attorney Woo Busan International Film Festival – Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards2022Best Content Content that Changed the World2022Content Against Discrimination Critics' Choice Television Awards2023Best Foreign Language Series Dorian Awards2023Best Non-English Show Grimae Awards 2010 Best Director Giant International Emmy Awards2023Best Drama SeriesExtraordinary Attorney Woo Korea Advertisers Contest2022 Advertiser's Choice Program Awards Korea Drama Awards2022 Best Picture Kim Soo-hyun Drama Art Hall (Cheongju Cultural Industry Promotion Foundation) 2022 Serial Drama Category – Good Drama of the Year Kinolights Awards 2022 Korean Drama of the Year Seoul International Drama Awards2023Best Drama
State honors +CountryAward CeremonyYearHonor South Korea Korean Content Awards () 2010 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards2023 Presidential Commendation
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